Pasta

Frankies has been perfecting its cavatelli recipe since 2004.

Few things are going to make you as happy as a bowl of perfectly prepared carbohydrates.

Pasta Night is an easy spot on Vanderbilt Avenue for reasonably-sized plates of pasta at somewhat reasonable prices.

A snoozy Italian spot that used to be cool.

Via Carota is a mostly walk-in only Italian spot in the West Village, and there’s a good chance you’ll have to wait a few hours for a table. It’s worth it.

This casual Italian restaurant in Rockaway Park makes incredible margherita pizza and frozen limoncello.

Eat gorgeous Italian food on a gorgeous deck after a gorgeous day at Rockaway Beach.

Open since 1992, Bar Pitti is a classic scene with Italian food that gets the job done.

Need $10 pasta on the go? Head to Gnocchi on 9th.

This mythic Flatiron restaurant is for pasta nerds and pasta nerds only.

If you need a bowl of pasta tonight with minimal human interaction, head to Forma Pasta Factory in Fort Greene.

Order as many pastas as you can rationalize at this LES Italian restaurant.

The only real reason to fuss over getting a table at Lilia is their simple, perfect pasta.

This family-favorite Park Slope restaurant only makes one shape of pasta per day, but you get to choose your own sauces and toppings.

La Devozione serves fantastic pasta, both omakase-style and à la carte, in a pretty space in Chelsea Market.

One of our favorite West Village Italian spots, L'Artusi is still as reliable as ever. Try it for a special dinner, and order pasta.

Misi is the pasta-focused restaurant from the people behind one of our all-time favorite Brooklyn restaurants, Lilia.

Upland used to be one of our favorite spots in the city, but now it’s mostly just a useful place to have a solid meal in Flatiron.

Some of the best pasta around is found at this old school-feeling spot on the Upper East Side.

A pleasant Italian restaurant in Nomad that makes all of its pasta from whole grains, we don’t love La Pecora Bianca, but we can accept it.

Most everything on the menu at Charlie Bird is fantastic. They do service and wine better than almost anyone else.

Il Posto Accanto in the East Village is home to some of the best meatballs and pastas in town. Plus, it has a great wine list and open air dining.

Bar Primi is a great East Village move for a pasta-heavy group dinner.

Pasquale Jones is Charlie Bird with pizza, and that’s why we love it so much.

A legendary East Village Italian restaurant that we have decided we can now only visit when nobody else will be eating there. Like at 3pm on a Tuesday.